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Information and communication technologies for the poor:

Torero, Maximo; von Braun, Joachim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005

of Telecommunications, ed. Maximo Torero and Joachim von Braun (Johns Hopkins University Press and IFPRI, 2006) "The …, Information and Communication Technologies for Development and Poverty Reduction: The Potential of Telecommunications, published …

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Information and communication technologies for development and poverty reduction: The potential of telecommunications

Torero, Maximo (contributor); von Braun, Joachim (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The variety of views about ICTs reveals that their role in development is unclear, especially without convincing evidence of their impact-and little research has been conducted on the direct and indirect links between ICTs and poverty reduction. This book, addresses several pressing questions...

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Atlas of African agriculture research and development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa

Sebastian, Kate (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural …

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East African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis

Waithaka, Michael (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi … will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. East Africa's populations is …

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The triangle of microfinance: Financial sustainability, outreach, and impact

Zeller, Manfred (contributor); Meyer, Richard L. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The initial success of microfinance programs in the 1970s led pioneers to think that many essential problems of the poor might be resolved by access to credit alone -- the ability to acquire assets, to start businesses, to finance emergency needs and to insure against illness and disaster. Part...

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Famine in Africa: Causes, responses, and prevention

von Braun, Joachim (contributor); Teklu, Tesfaye (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

€”extreme poverty, armed conflict, economic and political turmoil, and climate shocksâ€”are now most prevalent in Africa. Researchers … famine context. Broadening current theories and models of development for conquering famine, Famine in Africa grounds its … results of field work and other research from numerous parts of Africa, with a particular focus on Botswana, Ethiopia, Niger …

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Land tenure and natural resource management: A comparative study of agrarian communities in Asia and Africa

Otsuka, Keijiro (contributor); Place, Frank (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

have experienced the reduction of farm size and the decline of natural resources. Through a comparison of Asia and Africa …

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Food and agriculture in Ethiopia: Progress and policy challenges

Dorosh, Paul A.; Rashid, Shahidur - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

In Food and Agriculture in Ethiopia: Progress and Policy Challenges, Paul Dorosh and Shahidur Rashid, along with other experts, tell the story of Ethiopia's political, economic, and agricultural transformation. The book is designed to provide empirical evidence to shed light on the complexities...

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2013 Global Food Policy Report

Marble, Andrew (contributor); Fritschel, Heidi (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food and nutrition security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that...

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Agricultural research, livelihoods, and poverty: Studies of economic and social impacts in six countries

Adato, Michelle (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Those who study global poverty and ways to reduce it face a perennial set of questions: Do advances in knowledge, research, and technology make a real difference in the lives of poor people? What effect does research have on the poor? Who benefits? The contributors to Agricultural Research,...

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